Development
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MPs, minister clash over proposal to extend tax holiday for power company
KAMPALA – Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has started understudying the new Tax Bills for the Financial Year 2022/2023, with the legislators questioning government’s proposal to exempt Bujagali Power…
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BoU boss commends Kabarole district on commercial agriculture
KAMPALA– The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda [BoU] Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has lauded the people of Kabarole district for engaging in commercial agriculture, emphasising the role the sector plays in the…
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Pader district farmers get ox-ploughs to boost production
PADER – Hundreds of farmers from various sub counties in Pader district have received ox-ploughs to boost their farming. The 180 ox-ploughs were distributed by Country Side Harvester, a farmer-led organisation to…
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A $3.2m Ntoroko lakeport constructed to boost trade between Uganda and DRC
NTOROKO – In a bid to boost trade between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], the government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport has constructed Ntoroko Lakeport.…
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Kaguta bridge constructed in Lira
LIRA – The government has commissioned Kaguta Bridge in Agweng sub-county, Lira district to connect two districts of the Lango sub region. The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Aceng commissioned the bridge…
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Forests and trees can help world recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
KAMPALA– With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action to…
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Uganda Police, Mbarara hospital to ink health emergency deal
MBARARA– The Uganda Police administrators are in preparation to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) to handle emergency cases of their cops in the Western region. According…
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Masindi district local government injects Shs 1.9 billion in the roads sector
MASINDI– Masindi district local government has embarked on working on its four major roads which have been impassable for a long time. Masindi district council committed to Shs 1.9 billion towards improving…
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Atiak Technical Student Association wait for government’s response 20 years later
GULU – Government is yet to respond to the request for support by the Atiak Technical Students Survivors Association in 2000. The students survived an attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA]…
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Government earmarks Shs500m for compensation in wildlife conservation areas
MASINDI– The government of Uganda through Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] has earmarked Shs500 million for compensation of people in the wildlife conservation areas of Murchison Falls National Park. The wildlife compensation scheme…
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